Publisher's Synopsis
First published in 1952, this is the story of a traditional Christmas spent at Lyme Park in 1906 written by Phyllis Elinor Sandeman, the daughter of Lord Newman, who grew up at Lyme Park.;From the cosy but lavish Yuletide festivities and the theatrical revelries of the family to the description of the servants' ball, Sandeman provides an insider's view of life, both upstairs and downstairs, of life in a pre-war English country house.;The house and grounds, now one of the most visited National Trust properties, are described and illustrated by the author's line drawings.